Tag: #woodenboat
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – The eclipse and then towards home
Day 143 – Wednesday 12th August 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes It is the day of the eclipse. Yesterday it was calm during the day and so we managed to get ashore in our little dinghy. We went to see the weather ballon being launched but got our local time and GMT muddled. We asked…
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Varnishing – with traditional yacht varnish
Reading time: 20 minutes The most common comment that I receive when people walk past the fully varnished Sumara is: “Looks great but, wow, what a lot of work!” It does indeed involve a lot of work to keep a varnished yacht looking nice and shiny, but probably not nearly as much as many people…